Fresh Chilled Scallops from Mexico
Freshly harvested sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) shucked and chilled on ice for sushi-grade quality. Falls under HTS 0307.91.03 for chilled molluscs, excluding frozen or adductor muscle-only shipments.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Provide shellstock tags tracing to harvest waters; comply with HACCP for scallops
• Ship in insulated boxes with gel packs; declare exact chilling method to customs
• Watch for misclassification as 'fish fillets' if adductor only—include whole mollusc evidence